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March 25,2015 - - - - 123,231AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST 101,699 waiting for a kidney 15,289 wait-listed for a liver 1,078 waiting for a pancreas 2,009 needing a Kidney-Pancreas 4,096 waiting for a life-saving heart 1,609 waiting for a lung 39 waiting for a heart-lung 243 waiting for small bowel One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals An average of 21 people die everyday while waiting for a transplant. You have the power to SAVE Lives by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor, so what are you waiting for? To learn how to register click HERE

Friday, November 23, 2012

Coon Rapids Man Receives Life-Saving Transplant After WCCO Report

WCCO CBS Minnesota | Holly WagnerCOON RAPIDS (WCCO) — A Minnesota father of three says his prayers were answered after WCCO shared his story over the summer.

Bryan Weiss, 33, from Coon Rapids recently received the kidney transplant he so desperately needed.

This past year before the transplant, Weiss’ health deteriorated quickly. His struggle with a rare genetic condition called Alport’s Syndrome forced him to be on dialysis and on the list for a kidney transplant.

It was at that time Weiss’ wife Kahla feared the worst.

“There was a time where I didn’t know what was going to happen or if I was going to have them around for Kieran’s life,” said Kayla.

Kieran is their 7-month-old son. The couple also has two school-age children, Connor and Caitlyn.

With no match in the family, the Weiss’ put together a Facebook page in hopes of finding a donor.

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